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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1953
Page
4
An application for federal aid to build a sixty bed Hempstead County Hospital has been approved by the U S Public Health Service. The $300,000 federal grant will be matched by local funds, enabling the hospital board to develop plans and start construction soon. Architects refine specifications and hospital plans within days as approvals proceed for final contracts.
Italy's new government, led by Premier Giuseppe Pella, won confidence in the Chamber of Deputies by 314-215 with 44 abstentions, and in the Senate, pledging a temporary administration while avoiding major policy changes such as European unity and the European army. The coalition includes Christian Democrats Liberals and Republicans. Communists and leftists oppose.
The annual Farm Bureau family picnic will be held at the University of Arkansas Experiment Station Friday night August 28 at 7 o clock. W L Jamerson of Magnolia committee chairman of the Arkansas Production and Marketing Administration is slated for a 14 minute discussion. Board members by townships will be elected for 1954. Songs and games directed by Miss Kay Kent of Patmos. Edurd Pendleton minister First Christian Church of Hope will assist Miss Kent. Barbecue prepared by Jing Ford Stuart of Ozan. Gary and Kidd of Spring Hill and Bill Schooley of Hope lead the program. All Farm Bureau families invited.
Aubrey Goodwin of Rosston entered the season’s biggest melon, tipping scales at 221 pounds. Earlier, Goodwin brought in a 102 pounder, the first over a hundred this season, with field reports indicating melons from ten to fifteen gallons likely to exceed the century mark as they mature.
A headless body found in Lake Michigan likely matches missing Illinois State Rep. Clem Graver. The coroner said the body had been in water about six weeks, with the head severed and limbs damaged. Graver, a Republican, disappeared from his Chicago home June 14 after disputes with a bipartisan bloc. The body was found by a factory worker near the American Maize Products plant and will be examined at a mortuary in Whiting.
Senator Kefauver challenged immunity arguments used by some congressional committees. He told the American Bar Association that committees often misuse immunity, and urged safeguarding individuals from reputation harm. He urged delaying sensational disclosures until the executive side has time to respond, and called for a clarifying standard to limit self incrimination fears.
Last weekend the local VFW Post delivered 300 watermelons to Fort Roots Hospital in Little Rock for an annual patient feed. A briefing will be given tonight at the Hut on Highway 67 for Post members who are urged to attend.
James H H Jones, superintendent of Seboals, announced Hope Public Schools will open for regular classes Monday September 7. The following week schedule lists grade-by-grade reports with staggered start times, bus routes to be announced, half days for Sept 7 8, full day from Sept 9, lunchrooms opening, high school bookstore hours, and a dividing net forthcoming.
An American Bar Association committee proposed barring any lawyer linked to communism. The committee led by Nerberg R. O'Conor of Baltimore urged action by the U S attorney general and state authorities, and called to expand the committee and cooperate with disciplinary agencies.
A 10 year old youth from Hutchinson area was charged with malicious killing and wounding cattle. Willie Evans allegedly shot a cow owned by Les Rutledge and wounded three steers. Evans said he did so because the cattle got in their fields. Rutledge is appealing a five year sentence from a Christmas Day shooting last year in which one man was killed. Evans was released on $550 bond and a preliminary hearing was set in Municipal Court.
Relman Morin discusses how Dior and Kinsey reflect a broader debate on women, dress, and societal controls. He notes Paris fashion and war-era economic factors shaped skirt lengths, and that true style concerns center on silhouettes rather than sex.
Arkansas Highway Commission approves $6.1 million program for primary and secondary road construction. Projects include 39 miles on six primary routes and 1,060 feet of bridges across Nevada Hempstead Ouachita Columbia Union Greene Crawford Cleburne Independence Garland Washington Greene and others, with Blevins Prescott area tied to secondary work on Highway 24.
Washington March 1 Fort Smith and El Dorado Arkansas are named on FCC lists giving priority to television applications. The priority order affects only new hearings with El Dorado placed at 58 in a Class A list of 16 applicants lacking TV outlets while Fort Smith is 20 in a Class B group of already submitted applications.
Forecasts indicate Covl sas Tengperatiees will average slightly below normal in the south portion with a minor rise around 66-7 and a high near 87-94. Expect most regions to see light showers scattered mainly over the weekend with moderate to windy conditions and brief showers.
Moscow announced the names and locations of 84 Russian mills and plants to be turned over to East Germany as reparations end. Observers say these operations were war materiel geared and will yield weapons and military supplies to the Red Army. The Krupp Greson steel works in Magdeburg is among the largest involved.
In Little Rock a Dallas insurer asked U S district court to dismiss a $20 584 suit filed by Clyde Smith a subcontractor against the city of Pine Bluff and Trinity Universal Insurance Co The subcontractor says he has not been paid 20 533 for sewer project work The insurer had furnished a surety bond for the prime contractor Lancaste r and Love Inc of Dallas which was declared bankrupt.
A new company was incorporated to take over the lease of Hotel Como in Hot Springs with authorized capital stock listed at 60,000. Incorporators are W. R. Roddy, R. C. Butler, and W. H. Jewell, associates of Lite Rock lawyer Joe W. House. The move will not change operations by owner Mrs. Al A. Reynolds. Also incorporated was the Zebra Drive-In, details sparse.
Controversial dispatch details the Shah era coup attempt, Communist pushback, and prisoner repatriations. It notes Mossadegh’s ouster, open shops, and 400 prisoners freed while 1,651 died in prison as South Korean and Allied captives count efforts across the region.
A chaotic scene unfolds as North Korea provokes troops at a prisoner exchange area. Police and Communist officials demand order while Western mediation efforts intensify amid fear of a violent escalation and stalled negotiations.
At United Nations headquarters the United States signaled opposition to Asian Arab bloc efforts to bring Morocco into UN deliberations. Britain and France unlikely to support. seven affirmative votes needed. The council meets tomorrow afternoon as past efforts failed after U S abstained. The U S plans to vote for consideration if Morocco's issue is deemed a threat to international peace.
Federal workers warn of a potential long distance service disruption as negotiations stall for a contract replacing one expired July 6. In New York City and other hubs, about 22,000 AT&T and telegraph employees face action, with roughly 1,000 in four Eastern states already affected.
Cub Scouts and families will host a watermelon supper replacing the regular August pack meeting at Male Park. Noviman Moore, Cubmaster, will announce promotions and awards earned during the month and discuss the winter program of Cubbing at a brief meeting. Families are asked to bring their own knives and forks for the event.
A collage of local notes mentions wildcat oil tests near Washington, population figures for Hope and adjacent areas, earthquakes off Greece described by USS Roosevelt, and various regional anecdotes. It highlights Hempstead, Ozui, Nevada County farms, watermelons, and purchases, with scattered names and places in a bustling town roundup.
Paris dispatch reports ongoing but diminishing street strikes in France as widespread disruption eases. Government measures and taxi driver protests continue amid labor actions and political debate.
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